Compliance Engineer

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys.

Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ : LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location : Euclid - 22801 - Cleveland , OH , United States (US)

Employment Status : Salary Full-Time

Function : Engineering

Req ID : 24974

PURPOSE : To design, develop and evaluate welding machines and associated processes; to conduct applied research into new areas of welding machine design and / or on new welding processes.

JOB DESCRIPTION (DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES) :

Develops / refines test methods, as applicable, to support new product development, product evaluations, and competitive benchmarking.

Witness, review and approve testing for compliance to third party agency testing requirements.

• Assist in developing product compliance strategy, by overseeing and improving processes that ensure product compliance to applicable global regulatory standards.
• Interprets global standards, regulations and codes to determine the applicability of requirements relevant to Lincoln Products and provide guidance to design groups.
• Ensure that compliance-related documentation is properly published and maintained
• Oversee and provide assistance in EMC and Wireless compliance testing requirement
• Support for PPE compliance certification (NIOSH, CE Directives)
• Provide responses to customer's inquiries related to meeting industry regulatory requirements (RoHS, REACH... )
• Actively participate in departmental design reviews during the various stages of the design cycle.
• Perform, instruct and supervise testing of new designs.
• Develops and applies engineering standards and procedures and provides advice on issues within the engineering field.
• Coordinate activities of internal and external technical support personnel as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Usually works with minimum supervision, conferring with superior on key design and business initiatives to insure alignment with Corporate, Engineering and Business Unit strategies, goals and objectives.
• May provide task-oriented direction to Technicians, Technologists and / or Engineers Level I / II in the execution of development projects.
• Assignments are broad in nature, requiring originality and ingenuity.
• Has appreciable latitude for unreviewed action or decision.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as needed or directed in support of the Company’s 2025 Strategy.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS :
• Level II :
• Level II :

Four-year Engineering degree is required and,

• Minimum of three (3) years Engineering experience.
• Level III :

Four-year Engineering degree is required and,

• Minimum of five (5) years Engineering experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to handle a constantly changing set of priorities.
• Initiative to take ownership of product designs.
• Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of field of specialization to the completion of difficult assignments.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.